Morals Guarded In UMIT Youth Training Program
Fort Knox hosts the universal military training unit where six months of initial training blends military skills with education and counseling. Trainees earn cash allowances and can pursue further options such as service enlistment or collegiate study, with ongoing civilian-advisory oversight and weekly citizenship talks.
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UMT
Fort Knox Experimental Unit
National Security Training Corps
Armed Services
National Guard
Enlisted Reserve Corps
Fort Knox
Louisville
London Meet Dissolves Amid Inflation Clash and War Debt
The London conference ends without agreement among western powers on Germany and Russia. Congress rejects Truman inflation plan 202 to 188, splitting along party lines. Emergency winter aid for Europe faces cuts, while driver education could cut traffic deaths, said safety officials citing Cleveland data.
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London
Russia
Germany
Europe
United States
Great Britain
France
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
Austria
China
Brent Spence
Dem
Mike) Monroney
Okla
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
John Tabér
Rep
N. Y
Italy
Wayne Hughes
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Cleveland
Hughes
U. S
National Guard Strength Hits 201000 Plus In 1947
On November 30 1947 the U S national guard numbered 201041 up from prewar levels and higher than any year except 1940 The projection for June 30 1948 is 271000 with about 4500 army units and 21000 air units forming most of the force led by Maj Gen Kenneth F Cramer.
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U. S. National Guard
Kenneth F. Cramer
National Guard
Inflation Forecasts Peak Ahead as Prices Rise
Analysts warn April and May may see a price crisis as retail and wholesale costs climb. Meat and other foods may surge with winter ends, while building materials demand stays high. Wage pressures from the CIO and political leaders fuel inflation fears ahead of the November election.
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Europe
CIO
Philip Murray
Washington
Congress Must Control Rats and Weevils to Save Grain
Drew Pearson argues that US grain waste totals hundreds of millions of bushels yearly from rats and weevils. He urges Congress to fund insecticide control and soil conservation, linking relief spending to agricultural protection and pest control.
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United States
Congress
Bureau of Wildlife
Montana
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Notes of a Bystander Walter Kennedy wealth claims and royal title notes
Walter Winchell surveys business wealth and political shifts. He asserts Joseph P. Kennedy has more money than the U S Mint after selling Somerget distilleries for 16 million in cash and a furniture business sale in Chicago. He notes tax plans, car repair costs, Puerto Rico travel for performers, and a royal intrigue involving Magda Lupescu and the Windsor duchess with title implications if the Romanian king returns.
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Joseph P. Kennedy
U. S. Mint
Somerget
Furniture Mart
Chi
Treasury Dent
U. S
Puerto Rico
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Duchess of
Windsor
Grace
Lupes
Magda
Carol
Duchess of Windsor
Emily Post
Civil rights push in congress faces southern filibuster
With nine key states including California, New York, and Pennsylvania in play, lawmakers push Fair Employment Practices, anti poll tax, and anti lynching measures before the 1948 elections. Truman backs the civil rights program, while Republicans pledge hearings on the anti lynch bill and FEPC legislation. Senate filibuster remains a hurdle without a cloture rule.
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California
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Truman
Civil Rights Committee
Congress
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Senate
Joe Martin
House
Sené
Irv. Ives
FEPC
Aiken
Vermont
Taft
Ball
Minnesota
Murray
Montana
Pepper
Florida
Phillips Moral Travel Light Rail Redcap Fees Rise
Railroads raise redcap fees to 15 cents per bag or bundle drawing complaints from travelers. Women travelers suffer most as costs mount for a short station trip, with critics noting the policy's burden on the elderly and those carrying multiple items.
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ICC
Orson Welles and the Poor and Steaks Controversy
Rousing column depicts Orson Welles as a roguish figure who defends his right to fund a beef shipment for asthma relief while criticizing perceived public indifference to hungry children. The piece weighs freedom of thought against public scrutiny amid a moral debate on wealth and benevolence.
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Rson Welles
United States
the Waldorf
Iowa
California
Orson
Precious
Money Alone Won't Work For European Rehabilitation
Wright Patterson argues that US aid to rehabilitate Europe will not suffice without stable governments and private American capital. He asserts billions of idle capital exists seeking safe investment and would back a cooperative Europe rather than a socialist one.
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America
Europe
Let Me Tell Your Fortune Booklet Featured
A small item notes a booklet titled Let Me Tell Your Fortune published for the year with printing details and an address at 243 West 17th Street New York. The brief mentions tea leaves dice dominoes and horoscopes as content.
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Pilky
Fortune’ Ag
Nosey
West 17Th St
New York
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UMIT
Baukhage
Asin
Army Information Digest
Moscow
Digest
Coe Ene
20Th Century Fund
Frank Creedon
Bankhage
Chrift Plan
Drew. Pearson
Walter Winchell
Walter Shead
Phillips
Pearl Harbor
Mirror Pier
Westbrook Pegler
Wright Patterson
Eone
LDS
3Rd St. San Francisco
Tmu, Ennis
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